Heeling machines



Dec. 25, 1951 LANCASTER 2,579,936

HEELING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1950 l0 Sheets-Sheet 1 [n ventor Dec. 25, 1951 LANCASTER 2,579,936

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HEELING MACHINE Filed June 8 1950 10 Sheets-Sheet 5 [n ventor John TL cm cast 67" his 2%269 Dec. 1951 J. T. LANCASTER 2,579,936

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HEELING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1950 l0 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor John TLanaaster' Dec. 25, 1951 LANCASTE 2,579,936

' HEELING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1950 10 Sheets-Sheet 7 M4 Inventor A90 lb/ m, TLanoaser- /4 By 722' Al /i e /33 m J. T. LANCASTER HEELING MACHINE Dec. 25, 1951 10 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed June 8, 1950 In ventor' John TL anc'asbe r Dec. 25, 1 1 J. T. LANCASTER HEELING MACHINE l0 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed june a, 1950 Inventor Jhn TLanc'czster' By his Atzfior Dec. 25, 1951 J. T. LANCASTER 2,579,936

HEELING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1950 10 Sheets-Sheet 1O Inventor Jbhn TL ancaser 3 hi ey Patented Dec. 25, 1951 HEEL'I'NG. MACHINES John Lancaster; Newtonp Mass; assignor i to Unitediish'o'e. Machinery Corporation; Fleming's Application 'Jflne 8;.1950, ,S'rial N6. 166,869" 1 lstela'imsz 1:".

Thisinvention" relates to heeling machines? and rnore parti'cularlvto animproved slioe *j ack ing mechanism which is illustrated herein-'as embodied in a heelingmachiheof tlie*type'- disclosed in United States Letters Pa-tent" :No-.-- 1,157,688, granted a on 1 October 26, 1915} upon an application of-L. L. Glidden.

In performing *the usual'heel attaching opera tion it is a commonpractice to positiomthe shhe parts in register with each other by the use" of l a holder forthe heeli or for*the"heelsections if=-' the heel is composed of more than one part? together with a jack upon which" the lastecl shoe is mounted. As a' result ofrelative -movement of the-jack and a support, usuallyfanailiiig"die beneath the heel h'older; arelatiVelY- light preliminary clamping pressure-is first setup between the heel seat of the showandthe*uppersurfacw of the heel; or heel section; to be appliedto the shoe. Laterinthe-heelattaching operationfia 1 heavier pressure is applied to the"worlrfiust be-" fore the fastening drivingmechanismis operated to drive a number of fastenings;-usuallt nails; through the-heel into theheerseati It is desirable that the above mentioned' pre' liminary pressure shall not"vary'-'ma-teriall5f from shoe to shoe be'cause'it contributesto the amount of the final pressure: whichshould be neither-too light to hold the work' 'properly; nor so heavy as to crush the last.

In a inachine ofth Glidd'en type; the-jack is moved to setupthe' preliminary--'"clamping pressureby a sliding wedge mechanismwhich"is actuated bya spring, an'd*the"amount ofthepreliminary pressure depends upon the'-stressin the spring when" the mechanism" comes to rest. Accordingly; the preliminary clamping pressure will vary with different hetzlthicknessesand dif ferent last heights unless the stroke of the" jack" is adjusted from one level to another to compen' satefor these variations; Such an adjustment has been provided in the Glidd'enmachine: However; its effectiveness depends uponthe-at tention a-nd judgment given" to its use by the operator.

In View of the foregoingyan important obj ectof the invention is to provide a j aclr soconstructed and arranged as to relieve' a heelingmachine" operator from the close=-'attention-requiredinf keeping the jack in" proper adjustment, and" further, to insure that a constant-preliminary clamping pressure will b'e setup between the'sh'oe and the heel regardless of ilanationsin heel thickness or lastheight. Afurtlier'objectofthe" invention is- *to facilitate the heeliiigwpe'ration 55 2 by insuring the desird-state ofregister between the heeland tlreshoe; as wellas-the readyinsertionofthe workinto, and itsremoval from the jacl:

Ir'r' the attainment"of theformer of these objects provision is made in the construction of the illustrated jack for-holding a lasted shoe with its heel seat at a predetermined levelonthe jack, and with' "res'pect to the support for l the heel,

regardless of the size of the shoe or the heightof-the last? i To this endi and in accordanoe with one' featu're of 'the invention, the illustrated jack comprises positioning devices constructed and arrangedto engage the outsideof the heel-pormembrane shoeat spaced points along the -rand crease? the shoe'bemg supported in this positionagainst all pressures to be applied thereto by a holddown" which is moved into engagement with the top of the-last cone at whatever height it may-be; and-also is locked in this position before ancl thi'oughout 'the period when the preliminary" pressurey'and any subsequent-pressure, ex-

intoland out of engagement with the last cone, aswell as. to separate. the. positioning devices from the, shoe at. theend .of a heeling operation.

The; swinging movement of. the .jack. between its.

operative ana -its inoperative or loading positions is .utili'zeditojefiect these movements of ,the holddown, andlthe positioningdevices, whereby, anyneed for. the operators giving. any. attention to i J these. featuresof operation of l the. machine'is;

avoided;

Otherimportant; features of the invention reside: in'theaconstruction: andarrangement of" variousparts of the positioning devices: on ac countof which: the..lasted shoe? is fixedlyheld in i thetj acletwithi itsaheeli seat in angular, lateral and" longitudinal alinement with the heel or heel section to' loe applied to the shoe.

These anddtherffeatuies of'the invention; will now be described in greaterdetail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and will be defined in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a portion of a heeling machine embodying a jack of the type provided by the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the jack and its operating mechanism, the jack being in its inoperative position and in readiness to receive a lasted shoe to be operated upon;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating the jack with its shoe positioning devices in operative relation to a lasted shoe;

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a part of the operating mechanism for the shoe positioning,

devices; Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation to be applied thereto, and to cause the holddown to engage the lastcone; V

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation illustrating the structure shown in Fig. 5, but with the holddownv Fig. 11 is a view in perspective of a part of the;

mechanism for locking the holddown;

Fig. 12 is a view in perspective of the structure shown in Fig. 10, but as viewed from the rear and from the right-hand side of the machine, and

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing portions of the jack, and the mechanism for controlling the holddown.

Only thosefeatures of a typical heeling machine, such as that disclosed in the above-mentioned Glidden patent, as are necessary for an understanding of the construction and operation of the illustrated jack It! will be referred to herein. Such old and well-known structure includes a reciprocating plunger l2 (Fig. 1) on the lower'end of which the jack is mounted. The plunger is mounted to move vertically in a bearing M, integral with the frame, toward and away from a fixed crosshead l6 carrying a support l! for a heel section 18 which is to be applied to a shoe on the jack. The support l1, as illustrated herein, is a nailing die through which drivers I la rise to drive fastenings through the heel section into the heel seat of the shoe. The .jack and plunger are lowered to apply a preliminary clamping pressure to the work by a train of connections to the usual sliding wedge mechanism of the Glidden machine inluding a'walking beam mechanism will causethe desired preliminary of the structure shown in Fig. 2, the jack having been swungto bring the heel seat of the shoe over the heel pressure to be applied to the work regardless of its size. a

A lasted shoe is supported in the illustrated jack with its heel seat at a predetermined level by a pair of positioning devices 32, 34 (Figs. 1, 7 and 8), one at each side of the shoe, and another positioning device 36 (Figs. 3 and 6) adapted to engage the rear end of the shoe.

7 With the jack in its inoperative position, as 11- Cal lustrated in Fig. l, a lasted shoe is inserted into the jack so as to cause the positioning device 36 to engage the rear end of the shoe within the rand crease. Then, by pulling a handle 33 forwardly, into the position indicated -in Fig. 3, the positioning devices 32, 34 are swung toward each other into engagement withthe sides of the shoe within the rand crease, as shown in Figs. '7 and 8. As the thickness of soles varies very little, so far as having an effect upon the amount of the preliminary pressure is concerned, the heel seats of all shoes will be supported in the jack at substantially the same height.

.Upon swinging the jack into its vertical operative position (Fig. 5) the heel seat of the shoe is brought directly over, and in register with, the heel section I8, the lasted shoe being positioned angularly by the positioning devices, as will be pointed-out below, as well as laterally and longitudinally. During this swinging movement of the jack III, which takes place about a shaft 40, a holddown 42 is lowered into engagement with the top of the last cone, and is rigidly locked in this position so as to support the lasted shoe positively against any clamping or nail-driving pressure applied to the heel seat.

Preliminary clamping pressure between the heel section and the heel seat is now set up as a result of the jack beinglowered, by the above-mentioned sliding wedge mechanism of the machine, to bring the heel seat of the shoe firmly against the heel section, as illustrated in Fig. 6. At a later predetermined time in the operating cycle of the machine, fastenings are driven through i the heel section into the heel seat, the holddown positively supporting the shoe against the pressure exerted upon it during this operation.

The jack now is raised automatically, and finally is swung by the operator into its inoperative position. During the former movement of V the jack the holddown 42 is unlocked, and during the latter movement the holddown is retracted away from the last simultaneously with the operation of mechanism arranged automatically to separate the positioning devices 32, 34 from the shoe, whereby its removal from the machine is facilitated. Having broadly outlined the use and purpose of the jack, its various features of construc tion and operation will now be described in detail.

The holddown 42 is telescopically mounted upon a post 44 (Figs. 2, 5 and 6), the lower part of which consists of a tube lfi which is received with a sliding fit withina bore as in the holddown. The post is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 40 which is mounted to turn freely in a pair of lugs 48 (Figs. 1 and 8) extending downwardly from a plate 50. The plate is mounted to slide forwardly and rearwardly of the machine between ways 5l secured to the bottom of a pad 52 on the lower end of the plunger I2. The plate may be secured in any desired position on the pad by means of a hand clamp 54. By this adjustment the jack may be positioned to cause a shoe therein to be alined, longitudinally thereof,

with respect to, the, heel} sect-ion I fiwinging; pv ii e tib it ii k o t e s aft fl tw re its operative. and inoperativepositions islimite d, and lthese 1 positions, are determined, by, the en! easement pr snoumersist, its .(Fi' 2 and .5) re V spectively, with the lower surfaceilo fgthe plate. 50, Land the jack iyieldi'ngly heldin one posi-.

tion or the otherbyia springpressedfd injt unit so which is mounted to pivotup bn studs trims, 1' andTfD' Carrie; by web's extending" forwardly,

To the sides "of the post 1441s fastenedQan am; i

64 Iupon Tthe lowerlv endpf which the positioning I device 36 mounted 'rcsr" adjustment 'len'e't iwise' 4 This positioning devicecorjnpi'isesl a plate 66 (Figsl' landB) the upper end of offthe' shoe is ff ormed to I fit within a dovetail j sl6t1-68 made} ten' and *threaded into the arm 'seciiresthe" plate to thearmi Upon thelowerjend'of the plate 65Tai'e' rotatably mounted two thin frusto-conical (rolls 1 I2; I2 which are shaped to fit within the j rand crease of a shoe, andareso arrangedfas to lie slightlyto each side of the center of 'theh'eel of;

a shoe in the jack.

The positioning' device132, comprises a pair'of frusto conical rollsH,"'I4"which"a1so are shaped f and arranged to enter the rand crease ofa shoe, and arerotatably mounted "on apair of armsg'IS;

I6 (Figs 2); each arm being" mounted 'bya'screw and-slot connection-for adjustmentdaterally of theshoe" upon a carrier'18. Eachcarrifis mounted for limitedvertical movement in a block Bo -which is mounted to pivotfreelyybymeansoi' a stud 82, upon the forward end ofa slidefl." The carriersIS are urged downwardly by "a leaf the block 86; this movement of the carriers be ing limited by pins '88"which"extendthrough Ver tic ally elongated slots in the blockinto the shanks of the carriers "I8; This yielding"munting"f0r" the-rolls permits them to rise slightly 'in re sponse-tocompression of the sole material *or'any" slight-flexing of the margins -of'thesole which mayresult from the -clampingor nail drivingpressure-- Adjustment of the-positioning device 32 =lengthwise-of the shoe=is-permitted -by *a' slotted mounting of the slide 84in arr-arm!!! which is mounted upon a rod- 92 =(Fi'g; 9) arranged to" *whichprojects the' arm 64s I The slide -84 -is fixed rotate freely within a bearing 84 laterally from in any -desired positionof adjustment onth'e'arm -96 bya' T-headedbolt 965- I The above-described parts-are so "constructed and-arranged that the rolls I4 and the-= roll -12 are at the same level when the pins '88- bottom in their slots in the-- block- 80. Accordinglytheheelseat-of the shoe will be supported-parallel to theattaching -surface of the heel section It! when the:. jack is *in its-operative position The iadjustmentrof the :slide 84 is -under the control; of i a screw 98Ithewheadof which seats upon one end of atrunnion block IBILuthisrbloch:

having/a groovedushank IMowhich is rotatablymounted in theyblocki B ll and is retainedatherein by a'screw I04, Anut I66 pinned to the screw 98 abuts theotherend-of the trunnion block I06,

so-that the screw may turn within the trunnion block without having any axialmovementmith respect thereto; The ,threaded portion of the A screw; 98 is received inanothertrunnion block I08 which is rotatably mountedin theouter end I of an armHII 0 pinned to :the lower endof the; rod: 62.1

equalized by connections including tax plunger- I 50 and apair of, arms I52, I 54,-,the-.; latter being 1 er ement m-0 e amw -W i s tibn ll i evice. 34 will-.not gbe described, intgrsat r detail ince- ,themartsrinvolved are.,either exact-v 1y like, or; geometrically similar; ,to, those dewscribed above in connection with thepositions ing device- '32. However, the pri-ncipalrmembers of this asselfnblage comprise atpair of frustoconi cal, rolls I I2 2,; similar-,=;:ton.the,-g rolls 14, 14,; whicharearrangedi-toj-pivot.with a blochv I I 4,

with: espect I o aslide l1 B unc a stud] I 8 which is similarfto the st The} adjustment of; the positioning device .;34 lengthwise @otith'e shoelist undergthetcontrol of a t lscrew -l28r This screw, and -anlarm(I36' fixedto H the lower end I of the rod;- I 2 4 are, the principal members of'atrain of connections similar to that 1.

described abovetwhichtincludes the screw 98%.and the arm llflrrespectiyely for adjusting thepositioning device;

Provision is made for svvingingNtheIarms- 90,

I22 simultaneously in opposite:directions and at equal rates, so that-the tpositioningndevicesein, being brought into engagement with thesidesof the shoe, will I center the ishoewlaterallyr in thejack. e Connections are ,alsooprovided between I the positioning devicesforinsuring that any swinging v movementof oneupon the-slide More I I6 will be accompanied bya similar -swinging movement of the other, whereby the ShOBwWfll'bG-EJSOOdBfi? nitely positioned angularlyin thetjack;

Referring first to the-imechanismfor bodily moving the positioning devices into.- and out of engagement I with the shoe, thenarms: and I22 (Fig. 9) have worm gear-segments I32 ,;1I34,trespectively, extending rearwardlyof. the jack inmesh. withworms I36, Hat-which: are fixed ito a shaft :40. This shaft is mountedtorotate freelyin a bearing I42'whichk projects rearwardly from the arm 64' andhas al-pinionwlfl mounted upon one end thereof; The shattnflnnisrota-tedby thefabovef-mentioned handle .38, whichisrotatably mounted upon a. studiql 46 fixedin the arm 64. and has at its lowerendagear-segment I48-lin mesh :with the pinion 4111,11; will now beunderstood that pulling} the handlel38 forwardly will cause the positioning devicesfltobe closecl-into engagement with thesl'foe: Similarly, rearward movement of the handle causes the.=positioning devices to be moved 'awayifromthe; shoe. The

latter j operation is effected, automatically, as will be pointedout below. Referring now to the meanssfor equalizing the individual swinging'movernentsof the positioning devicesvupontherstuds 82iand II8,--it willjbe observed that. any swingingaofthese devices-i will cause a corresponding swinging; movement of the rods 62,124 because of the-above-described connections including the adjusting. screws :98 I and Such movementssof;therods, 92, 124 are fixed to the upper ends .of therodsM; ,lzlgrespectively. The plunger I 50 .isarrangedto slidefreely;

I52,- I54. It will udg82." The slideri was .adeu justably secured by a liT-boltt IZO' to wan-harm, I22, similarito, the arm: SO W-hich ismountedl to. swin ion aired-124,. theilattervbeingtmountem I to rotatev. ireel-ygin aflbearing l 26,,pr0jecting from! the arm lit-opposite. to the aboveementionedbears.-

to be operated upon is placed in the jack, as de scribed above, against the positioning device 36, and the positioning devices 32, 34 are brought into engagement with the sides of the shoe within the rand crease by pulling the handle 38 forwardly into its position shown in Fig. 3. The jack is now swung about the shaft 40 to bring the heel seat of the shoe directly over a healer heel section to be applied to the shoe. During this inward swinging movement of the jack, the holds down 42 drops under its own weight, and the added effect of a spring I60 (Fig. as permitted by the hookl82, into engagement with the top of the last-cone. The spring I69 is received in a bore I62 in the post M and bears against the upper end ofthe holddown. 7

At the lower end of the holddown there is an abutment E64 (Figs. 2 and 7) having a pair of wings I66 arranged to overlie the sides of the last-cone. In order to permit the abutment to seat flatly upon the last-cone it is mounted upon a slide I68 which is arranged to tilt on an arcuate slideway I10, if either end of the abutment I64 first engages the last-cone. The abutment also comprises a sliding seat I72 which can be adjusted lengthwise of the last-cone so that the last will be supported directly over the heel seat. Dovetail connections at I'I l', between the abutment and slide I68, permit the abutment to be shifted laterally on the holddown into alinement with the last-cone.

The lowering movement of the holddown takes place gradually under the control of a hook I16 (Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 12) which is mounted to slide lengthwise of the post 44 in a slot I'I8 formed 1 anism for thus operating the hook comprises a 4 bell crank I34 which is pivoted by means of a pin I85 to a stud I88, the latter being fixed to the hook I16. The upper arm of the bell crank is rotatably mounted upon the rear end of the plate 50 by means of a pin Hill. It will now be evident that as the jack swings inwardly toward its operative position the hook I16 is lowered relatively to the post 44, permitting the holddown to slide on the tube into engagement with the lastcone. Further lowering movement of the hook causes it to move away from the shoulder I82 into the clearance space provided by the slot I80.

The machine is now treadled to initiate a cycle of its operation during which the holddown, while in engagement with the last-cone is locked on the post against upward movement, the jack is lowered by downward movement of the plunger I2 to apply the preliminary clamping pressure between the heel section and the heel seat, the naildriving operation is performed, and finally,

lengthening bore 46.

'22:; in the frame.

the jack elevated to lift the shoe, with its at tached heel, oil the support or nailing die H.

The downward movement of the ack is utilized to lock the holddown to the post, before the preliminary clamping pressure is applied, as will now be described with reference to Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 11. The bore 46 in the holddown and a bore I92 inside the tube 45 form a chamber adapted to hold a liquid, the level of which rises and falls in the tube as the holddown is raised and lowered. As the holddown is lowered into engagement with the top of the last-cone, the liquid flows out of the lower end of the tube 45 into the gradually During the first part of the downward movement of the jack, a Valve I9 3 is operated to close'the lower end of the tube 45, whereby the liquid now in the bore 46 is trapped therein, and hence provides a positive support for the last against upward pressure. The valve is fixed to the lower end of a stem I96 to the upper end of which is attached a rack I58, these parts being arranged to slide lengthwise of the post so as to either close or open the end of the tube 45. The valve I is constantly urged toward its closed position by connections comprising the shaft ill on which are formed two plnions 266, 262 (Fig. 11) which mesh with the rack I98 and a rack-bar do l, respectively. The latter is mounted to slide in dovetailed ways 2% (Fig. '7) which are formed in the way til at the lefthand side of the plate 53. The rack-bar 204 is springbiased forwardly of the jack by a tension spring 208 which connects the forward end of thebar with a stud 2W extending downwardly from the left-hand way 5|.

When the plunger I2 is in its raised position,

the valve I94 is held open, against the tension of the spring 298, by a cam finger 2 I 2 which engages a roll "al mounted on the rear end of the rackbar 294, and holds the latter in its rearmost position. The cam finger 2I2 is mounted to slide vertically in a guide member 2H5 having a pair of roller studs 218 which are received in a slot The guide member 2I6 is adjusted in the slot 226, simultaneously with any adjustment of the plate 5t, owing to the provision of a vertical slot 222 in the guide member which receives the left-hand end of the above-men Thus, adjustment of the plate When the plunger I2 drops, the cam finger H2 is quickly lifted free of the roll 2M; whereby the valve is permitted to be closed under the infiuence of the spring 2E8. This operation of the cam finger is effected by mechanism comprising a link 22% which is pivoted at one end to a stud 226 carried by the cam finger, its other end being connected by a pin 228 to a lever 23%. Thefilever is fulcrumed upon the lower end of a stud 232 which is fixed to a block 233 mounted to swivel on the frame of the machine. arranged to swing upon a stud 234 which is threaded into the pad 52. It will nowbeevident, by comparison of Figs. 5 and 6 that downward movement of the plunger 12 will cause the rear end of the lever 230 to rise, and hence lift the tion, the cam finger 2I2 is quickly lowered into engagement with the roll 2 l4, whereby the rack-' The lever is also. i

bar 2H4 is moved" into its r a ward position and the valve I94 is opened.

After the plunger hasstoppedfrising, the operator then swings the jack l oforwardly into its inoperative position. This swinging moveoperating the positioning 1 devices 1 will now be described. a a a A link 235 (Figs. 2, 4, 5, 8 andj12) is connected at its upper end by a pin 238 tofthe' above-mentioned bell crank I84, and thelower end of the link is connected bya pin 24!] to an armfz42 which is fixed to a, shaft 1 244. This shaft is mounted to rotate freely in the arm 64, and upon its lefthand end there is mounted,for free jrotation, a gear 246 having a single rachet tooth 248. The gear 246 meshes with anothergearfzfill which is integral with menus of the handle 38. .When the jack is in its operative position,and the positioning devices are"closed against a shoe in the jack, a pawl 252 lies in drivingengagement with the rachet tooth 248 (Fig. 4), and is yieldingly held there by a spring 254. Thispawlisrotatably mounted upon a screw 256 which is threaded into an' arm 258, the arm being pinnedjto" the abovementioned shaft 1244 'adiacent' tdthe gear 246.

The spring 254 isfasteneditothe arm 258lbv a screw 26!]. It will now be 'evident,.with refer- :ence'to Figs. 5 and 2, thatwhen theijaek I his swung toward itsinoperativeposition; "the link 236 will be lifted relatively to the arm 6 4]. causing the pawl 252 to drive 'the gear 246 insuch a direction as to movethehan'dle. 38 forwardly, and to open the positioning devices. Just as the jack reaches its inoperative position, a pin 252; fixed to one side of the arm' 64, is engaged by a tall 264 on the pawl, causingthelatter to'be, lifted and held out of engagementwiththe tooth 248. Thus, the operatoris permitted to close the positioning devices againstthe next shoe to be operated uponwithout interference "from; the. pawl.

The adjustment and operation a of the illustrated jack lil will now be briefly summarized.

With the jack in its vertical position, the plunger [2 being in its upper position," a; lasted shoe is presented to'thejack'with its heel end engaging the positioning device 36,fas illustrated in Figs. 5 and 9. Therolls I2, 12 engage theshoe within the rand crease zit-substantially equal distances fromthecenter of theheel end of the shoe. At this time also,'the plate-66 may be adjusted on the lower end of'the arm 64so that the top of the lastcone'=will be in the desired relation to the seat I12 at thebottomof the holddown. After releasing the hand clamp 54, the operator may now bo'dily slide thep'lateEil either forwardly or rearwardly 'of-the machi ne in order to bring the heel end-30f I the shoe. into longitudinal alinement withthe section It toibe'appliedto the shoe. This adjustmentof the plateiiia does not alter the operative relationbetween theacam finger 2|2 and the rack-bar,=2o4' 'because, as pointed out above, the:guidemember 2I5 forthe cam finger is moved byyandwith,theplate55G whenever it.is adjusted.

After loosening the 130E835, .1 2i]; for-igpurposes of adjusting the. positioning: devices 132, 334, ".the handle .38 is now movedarearwardly to .zcause: the positioning devices to .bezswun'glinto proximity or engagementwith the sides of the shoe within -the irandfcrease. The' adjusting {screws 9B, ['28 are now turned to move thejpositioning devices for- "WardlyQor" rearwardly offthe shoe to bring the forward rolls 14, H2 slightly ahead of the point '5 where the heelfpart ofthe shoe, is the widest, and the rearward rolls substantially the same distance behind theg same point. ""The boltstfii, I29 are Inow'setup, andgholding -the blocks 8t, H4 in a symmetrical arrangement, as nearly directly 10 fore and-aft of the machine as possible, the arms 5 (and the corespondingarms of the positioning de'vice ilh*areiixed' upon the carrier 18 so that the'forward andrearward rolls of both position- 'ing devicesbearfuniformly against the sides of '15 "the-"shoe within -the rand crease. It is further to be notedjthat the construction and mounting of all the positioning devices is such that, when the "jack' 'i in vertical position, the heel seat of the sho -is Siib'stantiallypalalll'td the attaching sur- '20 face of the heel or heel section l8. Accordingly,

it/hen the ja'ck is lowered" to"b r ing the lasted shoe into engagement with the heel, "these shoe pai'ts will-seat'natly on each otherfand' in register with each other. I

Having adjusted"the'positioning devices in the "above manner; the jack ismoved intoits inopera- -tiveor loading: "position; as illustrated in Fig. l, =inireadi'ness'to receive a shoeto'be heeled. The handle *38 is in its "rearward position, theposi- 30 'tioning devices 32,34 are: in their open'positions,

and the f holddownv42 :isin: its elevated position upon the post 44.

,A lasted'shoe is-"now presented to the jack so that-the; positioning device fifi engagesthe rear '35 iend of the shoe, as described-above. The handle 38 is nextnpulled forwardly by the operator to cause-the'posi-tioning devices 32,84 to be swung in-to engagement with the sides of-the shoe, the rolls l4 and l l 2 being arranged to enter the rand '40 crease ofthe-=shoe at each-side thereof, and-- at each, side-of -the"widest: portion of theheel part, so that theshoe is fir-mly held within the jack against displacement in any direction. The op eratorr ther swings the -jack-into its vertical positior to bring the heel seat- -of the shoe directly ,over-the-heelseotion t8. Inresponseto this motion of the jack, the hook H6 is lowered to permit the :holddown 42 l to 1 slide -downwardly upon the ,tubel]45 into .engagement with the last-cone at whatever height the -later may be.

,The machineis now=treadled to initiate a cycle ofits operation. Thelplunger I2 is now lowered by the .above mentioned sliding wedge mechanism .to.cause the -heelseat of the shoe to engage the .heehsection ;-l-8 with a preliminary clampin pressure. However, before i such enagement between :the heel and heel seat occurs, and in response to: downward movement of i the plunger. l 2," the cam finger2 l 2* is abruptly lifted away from the roll2l4- on the rack-bar 2104. The spring 208 is'thus permittedtopullthe'rack-bar forwardly, .whereby -thehydraulic locking means, includingthe valve l 94, is automaticallyrset. The liquid withinthe bore-'|6-is thus trapped there- 5 in, andlbeingincompressible,-provides' a positive support 'for the last against any I upwardly directedpressure.

At a.-predete rmined time in the operating cycle, fastenings, suchasnails aredriven from the nailing die ll 'throughthe ,heeL-section lBinto the heel "seat, "the lasted shoe being rigidly supported againsflthe "f nal, clamping and driving pressuresby ,thej,positively, acting hydraulic lockingjineans forthe holddown. IAfter thedriving operation-is completed,theplungerl2 rises returning the jack to its elevated vertical position. In response to this movement of the plunger l2, the cam finger H2 is suddenly lowered to release the hydraulic locking means, that is, the valve I 94 is moved out of engagement with its seat on the end of thetube 45. The jack is now swung by the operator into the loading or inoperative position, and in response to this movement, the hook I16 and the link 236 are raised relatively to the arm 64 by the bell crank I84, whereby the holddown 42 is lifted off the lastcone simultaneously with the rearward swinging of the handle 38 which causes the positioning devices 32, 34 to be moved away from each other out of engagement with the shoe. It is understood that the operator will have grasped the shoe before it will have been released from the jack, and that the shoe is removed from the jack immediately after the positioning devices cease to hold the shoe.

At the end of the rearward movement of the handle 38. the tail 264 of the pawl 252 engages the pin 262 causing the pawl to be swung out of driving engagement with the ratchet tooth 248. The driving means for opening the positioning devices is therefore ineffective, at this time, to prevent the operator from moving the handle 38 forwardly to cause the succeeding shoe to be o erated upon to be positioned in the jack.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A heeling machine having a nailing die, a

7 jack movable toward said die to cause the heel seat of a lasted shoe on said jack to be pressed against a heel section su ported by said die. shoe supporting means on said jack constructed and arranged to position the shoe with its heel seat at a predetermined level with respect to said jack, a holddown mounted for movement into andout of engagement with the cone of the last, locking means for securing said holddown in engagement with the last cone, and means constructed and arranged to set and release said locking means in response to the movements of said jack toward and away from said die respectively.

2. A heeling machine having a nailing die, a jack movable toward and away from said die to cause the heel seat of a lasted shoe on said jack to be pressed against a heel section su ported by said die, said jack being constructed to hold thelasted shoe with its heel seat at a predetermined level by engagement with the sides of the shoe within the rand crease, a holddown mounted upon said jack to slide into and out of engagement with the cone of the last, and means operable in response to movement of said jack toward said die to lock said holddown while in engagement with the last cone against movement away therefrom.

3. A heeling machine having pressure applymg mechanism including a jack for holding a lasted shoe and a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, said jack being movable toward and away from the support to press the heel seat of the shoe against the heel section, said jack comprising a post on which a holddown is telescopically mounted to slide into engagement with the last cone, said post and holddown being constructed and arranged to enclose a liquid retaining chamber the volume of WhlCh is varied by movement of said holddown, a valve ,for controllin the flow of liquid into @1 14.

out of said chamber, and means operated in response to movement of said jack toward and away from said support to close and open said valve respectively.

4. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a'jack for holding a lasted shoe and a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, said jack being movable toward and away from the support to press the heel seat of the shoe against the heel section, said jack comprising a post on which a holddown is telescopically mounted to slide into engagement with the last cone, said post and holddown being constructed and arranged to enclose a liquid retaining chamber the volume of which is varied by movement of said holddown, a valve for controlling the flow of liquid into and out of said chambenmeans operable in one direction to urge said valvetoward its closed position, and mechanism actuated by movement of said jack away from said support for operating said means in the opposite direction thereby to open said valve 5 A heel attaching machine having pressure applying mechanism comprising a jack for a lasted shoe and a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, a plunger upon which said jack is mounted to swing between a loading position and an operative position wherein the heel seat of the shoe is opposite to the support, said 7 plunger being mounted for movement toward and away from said support to cause the lasted shoe to be pressed against the heel section, said jack comprising a holddown which is movable into engagement with the cone of the last, means for locking said holddown While in engagement with the last cone against movement away therefrom, means operable in response to the movements of said plunger toward and away from said support forsetting and releasing said locking means respectively, and means actuated by swinging movement of said jack out of its operative position for retracting said holddown off the last cone;

6. A heeling machine having a nailing die, ajack movable toward-and away from said die is press the heel seat of a lasted shoe on said jack against a heel section supported by said die, said jack having means for supporting the shoe by engagement with its sides within the rand crease and with its heel seat in register with the heel section, said jack also being movable between a loading position and an operative position opposite to said die, a holddown mounted for movement into and out of engagement with the cone}: of the last, means operated by the movements of said jack into and out of its operative position for lowering and raising said holddown into and out of engagement with the last cone respectively, locking means for securing said holddown in engagement with the last cone, and means for setting and releasing said locking means in response to the movements of said jack toward and away from said die respectively.

'7. A heeling machine having a pressure applying mechanism including a jack for holding a lasted shoe and a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, shoe supporting means on said jack constructed and arranged to engage the outside of the heel portion of the shoe at spaced points along the rand crease, a holddown mounted to swing between an operative position oppo site to said support and an inoperative position, means for yieldingly moving said holddown into engagement with the last cone, and mechanism acting in opposition to said means in response to sw {d l twil 0i said holdd wn away from 13 its OpGIatIVEYIJQSiHOIYt retract r'said holddown away from. the. last. cone.

Aheeling machine having a nailing die, a jack for holding a lasted shoe mounted'for move ment toward and away from thedie to press the heelrseat of the shoe against a heel sectionrsupiported by the die, said jackbeing movable between an operative position opposite to the die and an inoperative position, said jack having opposed positioning devices movable laterally of the heel portion of the shoe into and out of en.- gagement therewith at spaced points along the rand crease, operator controlled means operable in one direction to close said positioning devices against the shoe, a holddown movable into and out of engagement with the last cone, and connections operated in response to movement of the jack toward its inoperative position for simultaneously reversing the above-mentioned movement of said operator controlled means to separate said positioning devices from the shoe and moving said holddown away from the last cone.

9. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and a jack mounted for movement between an operative position over said die and an inoperative position, said jack having opposed shoe positioning devices adapted to support a shoe in a predetermined relation to said die by engagement within the rand crease of the shoe at each side thereof, said devices being mounted for equal and opposite movement into and out of engagement with the shoe, and means constructed and arranged to move said devices away from the shoe in response to movement of said jack into its inoperative position.

10. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and a jack mounted for movement between an operative position over said die and an inoperative position, said jack having shoe positioning devices movable toward and away from each other and adapted to support a shoe in a predetermined relation to said die by engagement within its rand crease at each side thereof, means for separating and closing said devices from and against the shoe respectively, and operating mechanism cooperating with said means to separate said devices from the shoe in response to movement of said jack toward its inoperative position.

11. In a heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and a jack mounted to swing into and out of operative position over said die, opposed shoe positioning devices constructed and arranged to position a shoe in a predetermined relation to the nailing die, said devices being mounted upon the jack for equal and opposite movement into engagement with the sides of the shoe within its rand crease, controlling means actuated by movement of the jack into its inoperative position for separating said devices from the shoe, and means for rendering said controlling means inoperative at the end of the movement of said jack into its inoperative position whereby said devices may be closed into engagement with the succeeding shoe to be jacked.

12. In a heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and jack mounted for movement between an operative position over said die and an inoperative position, said jack having shoe positioning devices movable toward and away from each other and adapted to support a shoe by engagement Within its rand crease at each side thereof, opering with said operator'controlle'd means to separate'said"devicesfromdhe shoe in response to swingmg' movement of "said jack toward its in- -operative-"positiom and means for disconnecting said operating mechanism from said operator controlledmeans whensaid jackis in its inoperativeposition therebirjto permit said devices to be closed "against-theshoe by said operator controlled means.

13. In a heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and a jack'mounted to swing into and out of operative position over the die, the jack having opposed shoe positioning devices movable toward and away from each other and adapted to support a shoe by engagement within its rand crease at each side thereof, means for separating and closing said devices from and against the shoe respectively, said means including a pawl and ratchet disposed in driving relation when the jack is in its operative position, and means operable in response to movement of the jack into its inoperative position .to disengage said pawl and ratchet whereby said devices may be closed into engagement with the succeeding shoe to be jacked.

14. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism including a nailing die and a jack mounted for movement between an operative position opposite to said die and an inoperative position, said jack having opposed positioning devices arranged to engage each side of the heel portion of a lasted shoe within its rand crease, said devices being mounted to move equally in opposite directions bodily toward and away from each other, each of said devices comprising a pair of spaced abutments mounted to swing together into engagement with the shoe, and connections between said devices for causing swinging movement of one pair of said abutments to be imparted equally to the other pair in the opposite direction.

15. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism comprising a jack for a lasted shoe and a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, said jack having a plurality of positioning devices arranged to hold a shoe by engagement with its sides at spaced points along the rand crease, one of said positioning devices being fixed to said jack and adapted to engage the shoe at its heel end, a pair of arms mounted upon said jack to swing equally in opposite directions, a slide mounted in each of said arms for adjustment lengthwise thereof, each of said arms having one of said positioning devices rotatably mounted thereon and connections between said positioning devices on said arms for causing their swinging movement to occur equally in opposite directions.

16. A heeling machine having pressure applying mechanism comprising a jack for a lasted shoe mounted to swing into and out of operative relation with respect to a support for a heel section to be attached to the shoe, said jack having a plurality of positioning devices, one at each side of the shoe and one at the rear end thereof, said devices being shaped and arranged to engage the shoe at spaced points within the rand crease, a pair of arms mounted on said jack to swing laterally of the shoe, a slide mounted upon each of said arms for adjustment lengthwise thereof, each of said arms having one of said positioning devices mounted thereon, operator positioning devices on said slides into engagement with the sides of the shoe, and mechanism constructed and arranged to operate said operator controlled means in the opposite direction in response to swinging movement of said jack out of its operative position to retract said positioning devices from the shoe.

JOHN T. LANCASTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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